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Movie burns out quickly

By: Jared Rutecki

The Columbus Dispatch - June 28, 2013 08:35 AM

The buddy cop genre seems to have existed for almost as long as motion pictures or law
enforcement. The names of famous partners roll off the tongue. Murtaugh and Riggs from the
Lethal Weapon series. Starsky and Hutch. Tango and Cash. Turner and Hooch. Well, Hooch is
a crime dog, but since he's man's best friend, you get the idea.

The latest addition to the line is
The Heat. FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and Boston police detective
Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) are the leading players in Paul Feig's film. Unfortunately, the
movie adds little to a category that seems to be running out of original ideas.

Even with Feig's background in films like
Bridesmaids and the funny cast,
The Heat strikes out.

"The exceptionally talented McCarthy is often better than the material, but she alone can do
only so much to fight the cinematic crimes of tired inspiration and too few laughs," critic Melissa
Starker said in her review.